EP1876327A2 - Joint d'étanchéité pour moteur à turbine - Google Patents

Joint d'étanchéité pour moteur à turbine Download PDF

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EP1876327A2
EP1876327A2 EP07252689A EP07252689A EP1876327A2 EP 1876327 A2 EP1876327 A2 EP 1876327A2 EP 07252689 A EP07252689 A EP 07252689A EP 07252689 A EP07252689 A EP 07252689A EP 1876327 A2 EP1876327 A2 EP 1876327A2
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seal
thermal expansion
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expansion member
support structure
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Mark E. Addis
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Raytheon Technologies Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
    • F01D11/02—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages by non-contact sealings, e.g. of labyrinth type
    • F01D11/025—Seal clearance control; Floating assembly; Adaptation means to differential thermal dilatations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/50—Intrinsic material properties or characteristics
    • F05D2300/502—Thermal properties
    • F05D2300/5021—Expansivity
    • F05D2300/50212—Expansivity dissimilar
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S277/00—Seal for a joint or juncture
    • Y10S277/931—Seal including temperature responsive feature

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  • This invention relates to an air seal that is suitable for use in, for example, a turbine engine.
  • seals are used to prevent undesired fluid flow within, for example, a turbine engine. These seals are used to seal static and rotating structures within the engine. Typical types of seals include air seals, labyrinth seals, brush seals, knife-edge seals and honeycomb seals.
  • a typical seal arrangement within a turbine engine has the seal hard mounted or affixed to a support structure. As thermal growth of various components occurs within the turbine engine, the seal moves away from the seal land causing the seal to seal land gap to grow increasing fluid leakage across the seal. What is needed is a seal that remains in close proximity to the seal land during thermal growth of the turbine engine.
  • a preferred turbine engine disclosed herein includes a first turbine structure that supports a seal.
  • the seal is movable within a recess of the first turbine structure.
  • the seal is arranged in close proximity to a seal land of a second turbine structure for preventing a fluid from leaking past the seal and seal land.
  • a thermal expansion member interconnects the first turbine structure and the seal.
  • the thermal expansion member expands in response to an increase in temperature to move the seal toward the seal land preventing the typical enlarged gap between the seal and seal land resulting from thermal growth.
  • the thermal expansion member which is arranged at each opposing end of a seal segment, is a bimetallic coil spring supported on the first turbine structure by a cage. A free end of the coil spring is secured to the seal at the opposing end portions.
  • a seal is provided that remains in close proximity to the seal land during thermal growth of the turbine engine.
  • a turbine engine 10 is schematically shown in Figure 1.
  • the turbine engine 10 includes a seal arrangement 11 having a support structure 12 such as a housing 13 (shown in Figure 2).
  • the seal 14 can include two or more segments 15a, 15b that create a seal about a seal land 16 such as a surface of a shaft.
  • a seal land 16 such as a surface of a shaft.
  • any number of segments can be used. The uniformity of clearance improves when more segments are employed.
  • the seal 14 can be linear or annular in shape.
  • the seal land 16 can be provided by any static or rotating structure.
  • the seal 14 can be of any suitable type such as an air seal, labyrinth seal, brush seal, knife-edge seal or honeycomb seal.
  • a thermal expansion member 18 is schematically shown interconnecting the seal 14 to the support structure 12.
  • the seal 14 is permitted to float relative to the support structure 12.
  • a gap 20 is arranged between the seal 14 and support structure 12 to permit the seal 14 to move toward and away from the seal land 16.
  • One example seal arrangement 11 is shown schematically in more detail in Figure 3.
  • the segment 15a of the seal 14 provides opposing end portions 22.
  • the thermal expansion member 18 is arranged at each of the opposing end portions 22 to provide adequate support for the segment 15a.
  • the support structure 12 includes a recess 36 that receives and locates the seal 14.
  • the gap 20 provides a distance D between the seal 14 and support structure 12.
  • the thermal expansion member 18 is constructed from a bimetallic material, as is well known in art.
  • the bimetallic material is arranged in a coil spring configuration and supported by a cage 24 using a pin 30.
  • the cage 24 ensures that the coils 38 move in a desired direction.
  • the cage 24 is secured to the support structure by a threaded fastener 26, in the example shown.
  • the cage 24 is secured to the seal 14.
  • the bimetallic material 28 is arranged in coils 38 and includes a free end 32 that is secured to the seal 14 using a fastener 34 such as a rivet. As the temperature increases, the coils 38 lengthen to move the seal 14 away from the support structure 12 and toward the seal land 16 to ensure that the seal 14 is in close proximity to the seal land 16 in a region R.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Sealing Using Fluids, Sealing Without Contact, And Removal Of Oil (AREA)
  • Gasket Seals (AREA)
  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
EP07252689A 2006-07-06 2007-07-04 Joint d'étanchéité pour moteur à turbine Expired - Fee Related EP1876327B1 (fr)

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US11/481,453 US7572099B2 (en) 2006-07-06 2006-07-06 Seal for turbine engine

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JPS60111004A (ja) * 1983-11-21 1985-06-17 Hitachi Ltd 軸流形流体機械のケ−シング
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EP1876327A3 (fr) 2011-03-09
US7572099B2 (en) 2009-08-11

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